What does "azithromycin" mean?

A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C₃₈H₇₂N₂O₁₂ (trademarks Zithromax, Z-PAK) that is derived from erythromycin and is used especially as an antibacterial agent.

What is a synonym for "azithromycin"?

Common synonyms include: zithromax, actimycin, tri-pak, z-pak, zithromax tri-pak, zithromax z-pak.

How do you pronounce "azithromycin"?

Pronounced //əˌzɪθ.ɹoʊˈmaɪ.sn̩//.

Azithromycin

//əˌzɪθ.ɹoʊˈmaɪ.sn̩// noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C₃₈H₇₂N₂O₁₂ (trademarks Zithromax, Z-PAK) that is derived from erythromycin and is used especially as an antibacterial agent. uncountable
"Take a bite, taste the sin / Bad Azithromycin"
2
a systemic antibacterial medicine (trade name Zithromax) that is prescribed to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body wordnet

Synonyms

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zithromax actimycin tri-pak z-pak zithromax tri-pak zithromax z-pak

Example

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"Take a bite, taste the sin / Bad Azithromycin"

Etymology

From az- + (er)ythromycin.

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